The Idiot Maiden

The Idiot Maiden (Spanish: La dama boba)^[1] is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by Manuel Iborra [es], consisting of an adaptation of the 1613 play A Lady of Little Sense by Félix Lope de Vega.^[2] It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Coronado, Macarena Gómez, Roberto San Martín, and Verónica Forqué.

The Idiot Maiden
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	La dama boba
Directed by	Manuel Iborra
Screenplay by	Manuel Iborra
Based on	A Lady of Little Sense by Félix Lope de Vega
Starring	Silvia Abascal Jose Coronado Macarena Gómez Roberto Sanmartín Verónica Forqué Juan Díaz María Vázquez Paco León Antonio Resines
Cinematography	Juan Molina Temboury
Edited by	Iván Aledo
Music by	Luis Ivars
Production companies	DeAPlaneta PC Belén Gómez PC PC Flamenco Films
Release dates	23 March 2006 (2006-03-23) (Málaga) 24 March 2006 (2006-03-24) (Spain)
Running time	Spanish
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	EUR3,000,000

Plot

Set in the 16th century, the plot follows the romantic entanglement of two sisters (Finea and Nise) with Laurencio and Liseo.^[3]

Cast

• Silvia Abascal as Finea^[4]
• José Coronado as Laurencio^[4]
• Macarena Gómez as Nise^[4]
• Roberto Sanmartín [es] as Liseo^[4]
• Juan Díaz as Pedro^[4]
• Verónica Forqué as Otavia^[4]
• Paco León as Maestro de baile^[4]
• Antonio Resines as Maestro de letras^[4]
• María Vázquez as Clara^[4]
• José M. Sacristán as Feniso^[4]
• Cristina Collado as Gerarda^[5]
• Antonio de la Fuente as Duardo^[5]

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production.^[6] It was shot in 2005 at Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.^[6]

Release

The film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.^[7] It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.^[3][4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	9th Málaga Film Festival	Silver Biznaga for Best Actress	Silvia Abascal	Won	[8]
		Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress	Macarena Gómez	Won
		Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor	Roberto San Martín	Won
		Silver Biznaga for Best Costume Design	Lorenzo Caprile	Won
2007	21st Goya Awards	Best Actress	Silvia Abascal	Nominated	[9]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2006

References

1. Holland, Jonathan (27 March 2006). "'Rough Winds' hits Malaga". Variety.
2. Women's Literacy in Early Modern Spain and the New World Rosilie Hernández, Anne J. Cruz - 2016 - 1134780389 A film adaptation, directed by Manuel Iborra, was released in Spain in 2006 with Silvia Abascal in the role of Finea; see minireview in Wheeler 297–99.
3. "La dama boba". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
4. "La dama boba". elmundo.es. January 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
5. López López, Yolanda (2017). El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva. Madrid: ACCI. p. 400. ISBN 978-84-16549-70-2.
6. "Cultura.- 'La dama boba', la primera producción rodada en La Ciudad de la Luz, se estenará en Rusia". Europa Press. 27 June 2006.
7. "Iborra presenta en Málaga su versión del clásico de Lope de Vega 'La Dama Boba'". El País. 23 March 2006.
8. "Palmarés de la 9ª edición del Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 25 March 2006.
9. "La dama boba". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

External links

• The Idiot Maiden at IMDb